Welcome to South Newport ...

South Newport is located in McIntosh County<1>.

The location of South Newport has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Newport, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

A typical abbreviation for South Newport: S. Newport

South Newport is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: South Newport lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for South Newport: (912)

Communities Also Named South Newport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named South Newport - it's located in Vermont.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Newport.

Communities near South Newport ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near South Newport.

• Hinesville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinesville
  • Hinesville is located in Liberty County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinesville <4>
• Garden Acres
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Acres
  • Garden Acres is located in Liberty County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 8,713 people
• Doboy ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doboy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doboy
  • Doboy is located in McIntosh County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 7,721 people
• Walthourville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walthourville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthourville
  • Walthourville is located in Liberty County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,065 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walthourville <4>
• Midway
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Midway is located in Liberty County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <4>
• Darien
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
  • Darien is located in McIntosh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darien <4>
• Screven Fork
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Screven Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screven Fork
  • Screven Fork is located in Liberty County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 771 people
• Riceboro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceboro
  • Riceboro is located in Liberty County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riceboro <4>
• Doe Run Estates
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doe Run Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run Estates
  • Doe Run Estates is located in Liberty County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
• Allenhurst
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenhurst
  • Allenhurst is located in Liberty County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allenhurst <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around South Newport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Newport.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of South Newport. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Newport.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around South Newport. See our Newspapers Page for South Newport.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Newport ...

Looking for more information about South Newport? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to South Newport, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for South Newport.

Adding South Newport to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Newport in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for South Newport was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found South Newport in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Newport.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Newport. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/